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["Clement Lefebvre" <clement.lefebvre@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Oops.. sorry, here's a valid link to the User Guide:
http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/stable/5/user-guide/EN-v1.pdf

Clem.  

-----Original Message-----
From: olsen.cm@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:olsen.cm@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Charles Olsen
Sent: 10 November 2008 12:44
To: Clement Lefebvre
Cc: Linux Mint Podcast List
Subject: Re: Waoo... very impressive!

Thanks for the feedback, Clem! I guess it turned out better than I had
thought. I was nervous -- I wasn't just representing myself, I was
representing the Linux Mint community. I do not want to make the
community look bad.

As I said, this was a test and I'm going to rerecord the segment before
I publish it for real. I'll incorporate what you told me here about LSI,
mintInstall and Mint's Software Portal.

And improving my knowledge of Mint is definitely something I need to
work on. I hadn't admitted this earlier, but I started using Mint
exactly one day before I volunteered to help with the podcast. I've
hopped through several distros -- Ubuntu, Kubuntu, PCLinuxOS, Mandriva,
and my eeePC has Xandros -- before I got to Mint. So I will work on
that.

But there will still be things I miss as I go along, regarding Linux as
well as Mint. User feedback will help keep me on track, and I can
mention these omissions in the next week's broadcast. I'm sure we have
some brilliant users out there, who will be happy to set me straight
when I'm wrong or neglect to mention something.

You mentioned the user guide, but the link you included gave me a 404
error.  I would like to find that guide -- that will definitely help me
out as I'm getting content together for each show.

One of my personal goals is to show Windows users that you really can
use Linux, and that it's not difficult. While Windows bashing is fun, I
try to avoid that and just show the positive aspects of Linux,
especially when it's better/easier than Windows.

I came to Mint because I've been looking for the easiest Linux distro
for Windows users to get started with. Ubuntu is easy, and Kubuntu looks
a lot like Windows. But the codecs aren't there. Sure, it's easy to
install them, but Windows users will complain about that one extra click
you have to do in order to install the codecs.

With Mint, the codecs are already there and even though the desktop is
Gnome, it still looks like a Windows screen. So while Mint is a great
distro, it also fits perfectly with my own personal (and admittedly,
Quixotic) goal to show Windows users that Linux is not only not
difficult, it's easy -- often easier than Windows.

Thanks again for the feedback, Clem. I'll rerecord the segment and
continue to look for music. I've found a site or two where you can get
free music, it's just a matter of finding some instrumental pieces that
will work for our show. These sites have thousands and thousands of
songs, so it could take some time to listen to enough to find pieces
that I can use. If anyone else has music suggestions, please let me
know.

And with the modular approach I'm taking, I can continue to record more
main segments even if it takes me two or three weeks to find music.

Linux Action Show is currently my favorite podcast (since Linux Reality
closed down). I think those guys do a great job, though they do get a
little too exuberant for my taste at times. I'll really have
accomplished something if I can do well enough that you're looking
forward to this show even more than theirs.

Charles


On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 5:23 AM, Clement Lefebvre
<clement.lefebvre@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Congratulations! This for me was the most important milestone, to have

> a great recording. Here's my feedback:
>
> About the recording:
> --------------------
>
> - You're a brilliant host. I'm amazed at how good you were on that 
> recording. Your pace is perfect, you're confident, great voice, great 
> intonations and tone. It was very nice to listen to. It's hard to keep

> people's attention in a monologue and I have to say I really enjoyed 
> listening to you. I'm confident you'll be successful with this
podcast.
> I also loved the way you talked, you were prepared, you knew where you

> were going and it wasn't all "written down". Sounded really natural 
> and it was very pleasant.
>
> - The sound quality is great.
>
> - If you get quality jingles and sounds and if you break the show into

> sections you'll have something I'll be looking forward to listen to on

> a weekly basis even more so than the Linux Action Show :))
>
> About the content:
> ------------------
>
> - LSI is a rebranded version of mintInstall 4.x. It's 100% based on 
> our own technology :) It's a pity you didn't talk about our own 
> Software
> Portal:  http://www.linuxmint.com/software , it brings as much as 
> tuxsoftware.com and it's integrated within Linux Mint (Menu -> 
> Software Portal / mintInstall).
>
> - There's a comprehensive chapter in the user guide about installing 
> software via synaptic, apt and mintInstall. It also goes through the 
> advantages over Windows and the philosophy behind repositories:
> http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/linuxmint.com/5/user-guide/EN-v1.pdf
>
> - In Linux Mint 6 (RC1 is coming out today/tomorrow), mintInstall 
> comes with a brand new frontend called the "Software Manager", more 
> info on mintInstall 5: http://www.linuxmint.com/blog/?p=239
>
> Overall:
> --------
>
> It wasn't just great, it was far better than anything I would have 
> imagined. I'm sure you'll get the jingles & sounds you need to make 
> this a great podcast. The challenge will be to see if you can keep the

> pace and release on a weekly basis. Having your own .com and 
> generating your own revenue will help. I'll also greatly promote the
show myself.
> Regarding the podcast itself there's no doubt in my mind, it's going 
> to be an excellent one. You just amazed me with that recording. The 
> only thing I think you can improve on is your knowledge of Linux Mint.

> You know quite a lot about Linux but it sounds like you're using Mint 
> as if it was Ubuntu. There are a few technologies and innovations 
> which make Mint even easier and it'd be a pity not to take advantage 
> of them. I'll make sure we keep in contact and I'll let you know how 
> to find out more about our own technology. I'll also keep you in the 
> loop when there are news from the team.
>
> PS: I'll be away for 2 weeks so I won't be able to help much during 
> that time. I'm delighted I could hear that recording though, it's 
> truly brilliant.
>
> Congratulations Charles,
>
> Clem.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: olsen.cm@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:olsen.cm@xxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Charles Olsen
> Sent: 10 November 2008 02:09
> To: Clement Lefebvre
> Cc: Linux Mint Podcast List
> Subject: Re: [Linuxmint-podcast-project] Don't panic
>
> OK, it is now visible on mintcast.org. There was one more field I 
> hadn't noticed -- by default, it doesn't publish until midnight in the

> time zone it was posted from. I moved it back to 8:00pm local time, 
> and it's there now.
>
> In case it wasn't clear from my earlier message, I am going to 
> re-record the segment where I talk about installing software.
> Hopefully I can get it a little smoother than this one. The content 
> will basically be the same, though.
>
> So again, I just need to sort out the various pieces of music, and I'm

> ready to go.
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 9, 2008 at 6:17 PM, Charles Olsen 
> <charles.olsen@xxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>> I have posted a test podcast. I don't see it yet on mintcast.org, but

>> the status shows as Published so I expect it will show up shortly.
>>
>> I seem to have the tools and skills needed to make this happen. What 
>> I
>
>> posted here is a VERY rough version of what my first podcast will 
>> talk
>
>> about in the main segment. This test doesn't include news, user 
>> feedback, etc.
>>
>> What I still need is music -- free music, I don't want to pay $25,000

>> to put music into the podcast.
>>
>> I need:
>>
>> Opening music
>>
>> Closing music (can be the same as the opening music)
>>
>> Bumper music
>>
>> The bumper music can be just one piece, or there could be different 
>> music for the bumper before news, bumper before main story, bumper 
>> before user feedback, etc.
>>
>> Once I have the pieces of music, I can start assembling real
podcasts.
>>
>> I do not want to play music while I'm talking. That annoys me a lot 
>> when other podcasters do that. It's too easy to have the music too 
>> loud so that it makes the voice track hard to listen to. So I just 
>> need short pieces -- bumpers of 5-8 seconds, and opening / closing of

>> 30 to 45 seconds.
>>
>> The second show will be about backups, specifically mintBackup, 
>> FlyBack and JungleDisk.
>>
>> If it shows up, have a listen and let me know what you think.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Charles
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 8:04 AM, Clement Lefebvre 
>> <clement.lefebvre@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi guys,
>>>
>>> Just a quick word to say that I can't wait to listen to the first 
>>> recordings. I'm not too worried about the website, even without one 
>>> you could make this podcast popular if the recordings are good.
>>>
>>> Good luck,
>>> Clem.
>>>
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>>> c om@ lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Charles Olsen
>>> Sent: 07 November 2008 13:45
>>> To: Linux Mint Podcast List
>>> Subject: [Linuxmint-podcast-project] Don't panic
>>>
>>> When I bought the domain and hosting, there was an option called 
>>> Quick Blogcast. This provides a template for posting blogs and 
>>> podcasts, including RSS feeds and searching.
>>>
>>> The templates are simple, and not something we'd want long-term, but

>>> by getting this option we have a site where we can start posting 
>>> podcasts NOW. You can see the design now at www.mintcast.org.
>>>
>>> It's clean, simple, and ready to go. I intend to post some test 
>>> recordings this weekend, so that we can test that everything is 
>>> working the way we need it to. If the tests go well, we can start 
>>> posting podcasts straight away.
>>>
>>> This is just something to get us going. I think we can do much 
>>> better, but now we can go ahead and get started while we're working 
>>> out our real site design.
>>>
>>> Charles
>>>
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